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energy is a wild card next year. that's what we should be allocating. >> rick, if we go over the fiscal cliff, you have to believe there will be a lot of hoarding of assets, sitting on money. maybe we get more action and fixed income. >> i think what nobody is talking about, you with allude to it constantly, and i'm in your camp. the damage is done. it's evident by many of these reports. even if they come up with a 13th hour settlement, even if they come up with good reform, some of the adjustments that have already been made or have been in the process of being made have already done a lot of damage that we didn't need. we already shot ourselves in the foot on this one. in terms of housing, you know, the shadow inventory that's been tied up in litigation, we could see as many as 20 million of those come on the market in 2013. even though i agree with the guest, there's a lot of different forms of the housing market. some of them are going to be under pressure due to this avalanche of shadowed foreclosure in 2013. >>
energy is a wild card next year. that's what we should be allocating. >> rick, if we go over the fiscal cliff, you have to believe there will be a lot of hoarding of assets, sitting on money. maybe we get more action and fixed income. >> i think what nobody is talking about, you with allude to it constantly, and i'm in your camp. the damage is done. it's evident by many of these reports. even if they come up with a 13th hour settlement, even if they come up with good reform, some of...
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chevron will do well as energy prices continue to ramp up. and if inflation continues to be the talk, and we are seeing that, i think you will see more. >> ty, over to you. >> thank you. the fed went on a shocker on the order of lindsay lohan saying she is staying home far month to bake cookies. we have more on ben bernanke coming up. that does if for "power lunch," ladies, gentlemen. thanks for watching. >>> welcome to a special edition of "street signs." we are minutes away from fed chairman's ben bernanke's news conference. there is a specific employment rate along with inflation target, there is a lot to talk about. let us bring in steve with more and the fed's outlook, steve? >> i think the story here today is federal reserve despite saying it will spend something like a trillion dollars in additional qe this year or next year is lowering its economic forecast. if you look at the outlook for 2012 through 2015, it actually lowered the outlook from its september forecast. take a look here. tenth off of 2012. tenth off of 13. 15 bases point
chevron will do well as energy prices continue to ramp up. and if inflation continues to be the talk, and we are seeing that, i think you will see more. >> ty, over to you. >> thank you. the fed went on a shocker on the order of lindsay lohan saying she is staying home far month to bake cookies. we have more on ben bernanke coming up. that does if for "power lunch," ladies, gentlemen. thanks for watching. >>> welcome to a special edition of "street...
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fiscal cliff didn't seem to have as much energy around t.each day that passes we're hearing from our clients, we're going to hold off and we have to make sure. it's really the quickness in which they can do this. >> i was going to ask you if you did that survey today, i wonder whether or not the hiring plans would be a little bit different. if we go into recession or are go over the cliff, what do you think the survey results would look like? >> it's a great question, and, you know, of course, you can't get down to what those 18,000 employers would really say now because some still have demand and some would be less impacted and more impacted. we look at our clients and what they are trying to do right now. 27% in this survey said there would be no change, and the reason this number is high and higher than we've seen, they are holding their hands tight. okay. what do i do? don't know what to do, but we're hearing also, you know what, as your previous guest said if i had some certainty i would feel a little bit better about hiring some people and adding that cost on and until we get t
fiscal cliff didn't seem to have as much energy around t.each day that passes we're hearing from our clients, we're going to hold off and we have to make sure. it's really the quickness in which they can do this. >> i was going to ask you if you did that survey today, i wonder whether or not the hiring plans would be a little bit different. if we go into recession or are go over the cliff, what do you think the survey results would look like? >> it's a great question, and, you know,...
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committee's longer run objective, apart from the temporary variations that largely reflect fluctuations in energy prices. longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable. there was one dissenter to the policy changes announced today. jeffrey lacquer, who opposed the asset purchase program and the characterization of conditions under which an exceptionally low range of the fed funds rate will be appropriate. this is anton pearson reporting live from the treasury department. >> steve liesman, let's go to you. did i just hear -- and i may have heard this before, and you forgive me, i'm getting old, and i forget things. did i just hear an unemployment target tied to the fed funds rate? >> brian, you are getting old, but you did point that out correctly. >> fed rate tied to the unemployment rate. i did not hear that before. >> the fed has been talking about these economic targets for a long time. it was my expectation they were not ready to announce them. i read that wrong. they were obviously making more headway on that in the background. coming to an agreement, there was a whole bunch of peo
committee's longer run objective, apart from the temporary variations that largely reflect fluctuations in energy prices. longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable. there was one dissenter to the policy changes announced today. jeffrey lacquer, who opposed the asset purchase program and the characterization of conditions under which an exceptionally low range of the fed funds rate will be appropriate. this is anton pearson reporting live from the treasury department. >>...
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energy, tech, materials, all down. volatility, everybody is waiting for it, but the vix does not move at all. just a modest move again today. the fiscal cliff looks like it's going to be resolved. that's what the vix is saying, and the fed's actions are not going to create volatility, even additional futures contracts in the vix are not higher in the last several weeks here. we did have a spike in bond yields yesterday. some good very excited about the idea that perhaps we were going to have some inflation issues, but, you see, inflation portfolios that spiked yesterday, didn't do anything today. the gold issue is down and the pimco tips, didn't do anything today and even funds, etfs, maria, that short treasuries like that tbt, that bottom one there, that had big volume yesterday and today but not a lot of price action. maria, back to you. >> up next, no impact. someone here says the federal reserve's unprecedented action to keep the economy on track won't make a lick of a difference in avoiding the fiscal cliff. the d
energy, tech, materials, all down. volatility, everybody is waiting for it, but the vix does not move at all. just a modest move again today. the fiscal cliff looks like it's going to be resolved. that's what the vix is saying, and the fed's actions are not going to create volatility, even additional futures contracts in the vix are not higher in the last several weeks here. we did have a spike in bond yields yesterday. some good very excited about the idea that perhaps we were going to have...
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meanwhile apart from some temporary fluctuations largely reflected swings in energy prices, it is likely to run at or below the federal market committee's 2% objective in coming quarters over the longer term. against a macroeconomic backdrop includes high unemployment and subdued inflation, the fomc will maintain the policy. today the committee took several steps. first, it decided to continue its purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities initiated at the september meeting at a pace of $40 billion per month. second, the committee decided to purchase longer-term secretary securities after the search to, current program to extend the maturity holdings is completed at the end of the year. in continuing its asset purchases, the committee seeks to maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates in the key financial conditions accommodated. therefore promoting economic growth while ensuring inflation over time is close to 2% objective. finally, the committee today also modify the guidance of future rate policy to provide more information to the public about how it anticipates it
meanwhile apart from some temporary fluctuations largely reflected swings in energy prices, it is likely to run at or below the federal market committee's 2% objective in coming quarters over the longer term. against a macroeconomic backdrop includes high unemployment and subdued inflation, the fomc will maintain the policy. today the committee took several steps. first, it decided to continue its purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities initiated at the september meeting at a pace of $40...
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i wonder if that language changed and they talked about higher energy prices. that is not a factor in a statement we expect to get today. any language changes you are expecting? >> i am not expecting any language changes. the elevated unemployment rate will remain in there and whoever spend enough time in six weeks for them to fundamentally change their forecasts. cheryl: okay. constance, what do you think? will there be a true language change? if we look at -- you know ben bernanke. this is it. the last scheduled meeting unless there is an emergency. what do you say? >> there are a couple things to watch here. this is all about getting housing going again. this is why they are buying mortgage bonds. they talked about it in several statements. the economy -- you are starting to see a cat that housing recovery. we are going into the slow season, winter is usually the slow season for housing. if they do more than expected will be in mortgage bonds. dennis: which would you rather have the fed buy more of? mortgage-backed securities for u.s. treasurys? >> for much
i wonder if that language changed and they talked about higher energy prices. that is not a factor in a statement we expect to get today. any language changes you are expecting? >> i am not expecting any language changes. the elevated unemployment rate will remain in there and whoever spend enough time in six weeks for them to fundamentally change their forecasts. cheryl: okay. constance, what do you think? will there be a true language change? if we look at -- you know ben bernanke. this...
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>> you could do an energy policy. that's fiscal policy and create jobs. there are other things. >> the fed feels they are the only game in town, partly because fiscal policy's got to go the other way, and they are trying to keep the economy going with this expansion. is it a risky strategy? absolutely. >> yeah. >> and they don't want to say that they are nervous about it, but this is an experiment. they have never done this before. >> what do you want, buy technology? >> you know what? i think what you're seeing is bett performance going out the risk curve, okay? so early on you could make money buying treasuries because they rally. now we think they can't rally anymore. people moved into investment grade credit, right, safe assets. those yields are so far down so they are looking at riskier part of the curve. some of the high yields, we're being very picky. also remember systemic risk is going doubt. the possibility of your area falling apart with the ecb in the game right now. china, hard landing, so you've got worries about that so that's less downside
>> you could do an energy policy. that's fiscal policy and create jobs. there are other things. >> the fed feels they are the only game in town, partly because fiscal policy's got to go the other way, and they are trying to keep the economy going with this expansion. is it a risky strategy? absolutely. >> yeah. >> and they don't want to say that they are nervous about it, but this is an experiment. they have never done this before. >> what do you want, buy...
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. >> tom: let's begin with energy and pun intended, drilling down to oil here. we've heard a lot lately about american oil producers really producing a record amount of petroleum. oil prices here in the mid-'80s -- what do you forecast in long-term investors in energy? >> yeah. look, off the $100 highs, again we saw in late august, early september, sitting around and having a range of trading between $80 and $90, and texas intermediate crew, which is a u.s. contract, will stay in the $90 range, where you have higher crude prices coming out of europe and the gulf. >> tom: steady prices there. how about gold? is gold still a long-term buy at these levels? >> it is really difficult to say, tom. you know, you would have expected gold to react quite differently today to the announcement of another $45 billion worth of treasury purchases, and it should have broken through that 1750 level, but it only rallied $15, $20 and settled in five or six. gold is a longer term trade that we're less interested in, and its traditional place in the portfolio as an inflation hedge s
. >> tom: let's begin with energy and pun intended, drilling down to oil here. we've heard a lot lately about american oil producers really producing a record amount of petroleum. oil prices here in the mid-'80s -- what do you forecast in long-term investors in energy? >> yeah. look, off the $100 highs, again we saw in late august, early september, sitting around and having a range of trading between $80 and $90, and texas intermediate crew, which is a u.s. contract, will stay in...
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secondly, this makes a mock rift green energy policies. the main rational for which was we don't want these so-called industries of the future controlled by foreign countries and by foreign companies. and here we are, transferring all of this property over to a chinese company. and there was an american buyer. there was an american buyer. an american-owned option. >> on that point, alan, is there any sensitive technology or information that is going to be given to the chinese through this trance ak. >> that's a great question, mandy. you are broadcasting from northern jersey, right sni think you recently you learned how important electricity grids are, right? when you don't have electrical power bb life becomes very bad. a123 is making product that helps control the electricity grid system. do we want the chinese owning this technology? the possibility for sabotage is after t astro nom cal. >> maybe they have the cash to put it underground. >> the price of saving these jobs is forbiddingly high. we shouldn't even be thinking about it. we h
secondly, this makes a mock rift green energy policies. the main rational for which was we don't want these so-called industries of the future controlled by foreign countries and by foreign companies. and here we are, transferring all of this property over to a chinese company. and there was an american buyer. there was an american buyer. an american-owned option. >> on that point, alan, is there any sensitive technology or information that is going to be given to the chinese through this...
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america's on track to become one of the world's top energy producers. and eog resources has been leading the way in some of the country's largest finds. can this oily play continue to produce slick gains? cramer drills down in his exclusive with the ceo. and later, overpowering? e tunes have been on a role since announcing its acquisition of grant cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light light up the sticker or is it time to pug the plug? don't miss cramer's exclusive with the ceo all coming up on "mad money." >> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow jim cramer on twitter. have a question? #madtweets. send jim an e-mail to mad money at cnbc.com. or call us at 1-800-743-cnbc. head to madmoney.cnbc.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] you build a reputation by not breaking down. consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs.
america's on track to become one of the world's top energy producers. and eog resources has been leading the way in some of the country's largest finds. can this oily play continue to produce slick gains? cramer drills down in his exclusive with the ceo. and later, overpowering? e tunes have been on a role since announcing its acquisition of grant cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light light up the sticker or is it time to pug the plug? don't miss cramer's...
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we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, from places that want to kill us. and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and rationally. some of the deep wells in the gulf, and it's certainly safer than sending hundreds of thousands of kids overseas to fight wars. so this could be -- it's safer than what? like that oil pipeline would have been safe in the alternative. we need to have rational policy and do what's right for america. it can be done cleanly. >> would you prefer a carbon tax? >> i would be for eventually over time have a rational incr
we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, from places that want to kill us. and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can...
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economy. >> thank you for all you've done to make the continent more energy independent. i thank you for being on the show, mark papa. >> thank you, jim. >> okay. that's mark papa, the chairman and ceo of eog resources. this man has found more oil for his shareholders than any other company i follow which is why it's been a great producer for not just oil but also for profits in the stock market. i'll try to make you more money. >>> coming up, overpowering? eaton's been on a roll since announcing acquisition of cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light up the ticker? or is it time to pull the plug? don't miss cramer's exclusive with the ceo. >>> lately the industrials have been coming back with a vengeance. today we got news of a host of industrials. big mines, reporting much better than expected future quarters, even though this was just okay. cummins, truck engine company announced a billion dollar buy back. dupont surprisingly bullish global gdp forecast for 2013. the fact we like the tide turning for this cohort, we tend to own the stoc
economy. >> thank you for all you've done to make the continent more energy independent. i thank you for being on the show, mark papa. >> thank you, jim. >> okay. that's mark papa, the chairman and ceo of eog resources. this man has found more oil for his shareholders than any other company i follow which is why it's been a great producer for not just oil but also for profits in the stock market. i'll try to make you more money. >>> coming up, overpowering? eaton's...
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the cheap energy and consistent energy in our country is remarkable. it is why -- >> stock's up 85% this year. >> they are coining money, david, i know you can say they are late with that but you get these major industrial companies taking advantage of lower energy costs in this country. it is a win for the american people. i'm try to be upbeat in the face of washington pulling us down every single day. >> upbeat tonight on "mad money," 6 and 11? >> brigs and stratton, machinery company. i got to tell you, i use a briggs and stratton energy to be able to power my house during the power outage. see you back here to >> all right, buddy. >> 6.5, the magic number, how let fed says the rate of unemployment has to get to before it even thinks about raising rates. what if we don't get there? we will explore what's at stake for your money. keep it here. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what t
the cheap energy and consistent energy in our country is remarkable. it is why -- >> stock's up 85% this year. >> they are coining money, david, i know you can say they are late with that but you get these major industrial companies taking advantage of lower energy costs in this country. it is a win for the american people. i'm try to be upbeat in the face of washington pulling us down every single day. >> upbeat tonight on "mad money," 6 and 11? >> brigs and...
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i'm sharon epperson with the latest report from the energy department on oil supplies. could oil supplies in the past week, they rose by 843,000 barrels, 843,000 barrels, that was an increase where many analysts had been anticipating a decline. but it was not as big a build as what the american petroleum institute reported last evening. the gasoline supply numbers, definitely one that surprised many traders. an increase of 5 million barrels in the past week. gasoline supplies rose by 5 million barrels in the past week. and supplies rose by 3 million barrels in the past week. we are looking at prices coming off of their highs of the session. a big build across the board. that is likely to take oil prices and the rest of the petroleum complex off of the highs of the day. >> we want to check on shares of walmart, the world's largest retailer. underperformer compared to the peers as well, down 2.2% at this hour. ceo mike duke making comments last night to the council on foreign relations, saying one week after the elections, 25% of the core customers knew about the fiscal c
i'm sharon epperson with the latest report from the energy department on oil supplies. could oil supplies in the past week, they rose by 843,000 barrels, 843,000 barrels, that was an increase where many analysts had been anticipating a decline. but it was not as big a build as what the american petroleum institute reported last evening. the gasoline supply numbers, definitely one that surprised many traders. an increase of 5 million barrels in the past week. gasoline supplies rose by 5 million...
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a query for $15 billion canadian energy company. they are buying other think of these subject to government approval systems, electric battery maker in bankruptcy funded partially by the u.s. government provide electric batteries electric car company. and bankruptcy is a backdoor way to the calling this stuff to me can do it through sales, you don't necessarily need government approval. ashley: is there a problem with government approval on some of these things? >> is that w it we would not lee chinese companies get into telecom. there are sensitivities. i am a free-market guy. we like the free market but there's got to be some sensitivities with what china wants to do. ashley: china doesn't always play by the rules, let's be honest. they're not the friendliest trading partners. relations have not always been great. >> and they do own a lot of our debt. ashley: they're helping us out. >> free market be wary. ashley: are the other bargains that would be attractive to chinese investors? >> i think there are, i think there will be. a p
a query for $15 billion canadian energy company. they are buying other think of these subject to government approval systems, electric battery maker in bankruptcy funded partially by the u.s. government provide electric batteries electric car company. and bankruptcy is a backdoor way to the calling this stuff to me can do it through sales, you don't necessarily need government approval. ashley: is there a problem with government approval on some of these things? >> is that w it we would...
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listen to what our own steve weiss said about consol energy. >> i like the mixture of gas, nat gas and also coal. i think that's still a very attractive name to play an much less tied to the cold cycle than some of the other companies. >> well, those shares have lost some energy since then. about 6%. getting a little bit of a bounce today as you can see. yesterday, weiss, that's going through your mind? i see that rye smile on your face? >> i should have called in sick today. here's the deal. i was there early on, i was wrong. down 6% is not bad but there is a lot worse just a couple weeks ago when it was down 12% from where i bought it. so it's recovering. >> you like it? >> i do like it. i own it still. i have shaved part of my position but i still own most of it. i went wrong thinking nat gas would help it more than it did. nat gas is only 20% of the company. other 80% is coal and i hate coal so i shouldn't have done it. i think the news in nat gas today is good news in potentially opening up for sale lng. >>> let's see what seema mody's working on? >> tons of special dividends bein
listen to what our own steve weiss said about consol energy. >> i like the mixture of gas, nat gas and also coal. i think that's still a very attractive name to play an much less tied to the cold cycle than some of the other companies. >> well, those shares have lost some energy since then. about 6%. getting a little bit of a bounce today as you can see. yesterday, weiss, that's going through your mind? i see that rye smile on your face? >> i should have called in sick today....
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meanwhile apart from temporary fluctuations a largely reflected swings in energy prices it's likely to run at or below the federal markets to present objective in the coming quarters and over the longer term. against the macroeconomic backdrop of higher unemployment and subdued inflation the -- the committee took several steps, first it decided to continue his purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities initiated at the september meeting at a pace of $40 billion per month. second, the committee decided to purchase longer-term treasury securities initially at a pace of $45 billion per month after a skirt program to extend the average maturity withholdings is completed at the end of the year. and continuing its asset purchases the committee seeks to maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates and the financial -- thereby promoting hiring and economic growth while ensuring that inflation over time is close to her to present objective. finally the committee today also modified its future rate policy to provide more information to the public about how it reacts revolving eco
meanwhile apart from temporary fluctuations a largely reflected swings in energy prices it's likely to run at or below the federal markets to present objective in the coming quarters and over the longer term. against the macroeconomic backdrop of higher unemployment and subdued inflation the -- the committee took several steps, first it decided to continue his purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities initiated at the september meeting at a pace of $40 billion per month. second, the...
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i have always been impressed by the energy position did with this country. i'm confident in the end you will find a way of doing it. i'm never so sure -- >> even the eye is on the horizon or the fetus on the ground. i take your answer confidently. i want to ask about the libor scandals. in the wake of the alleged manipulation of libor, how difficult will it be built to design and regulate it replacement? >> there are two steps in the replacement, the modification of laboratory the first is to make sure there are some rules and regulations around the way in which reporting banks to submit their quotes and the rates they calai -- claim to be relevant to their ability to borrow. it means the market will for the first time be a regulated activity. the libor quote. in the short run, that will do a great deal. the real question in the longer- term as less obvious. the first thing that clearly has to be done is that if there is to be a series of activities using these reported rates, we know there will be times when markets will be so thin, liquidity will dry out.
i have always been impressed by the energy position did with this country. i'm confident in the end you will find a way of doing it. i'm never so sure -- >> even the eye is on the horizon or the fetus on the ground. i take your answer confidently. i want to ask about the libor scandals. in the wake of the alleged manipulation of libor, how difficult will it be built to design and regulate it replacement? >> there are two steps in the replacement, the modification of laboratory the...
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>> well, for us, we're a supplier not only to defense but also in the commercial markets, energy, and medical. it has already caused this uncertainty, roadw uncertainty, a reduction in the amount of work we're doing, and it's prevented us from hiring in some of our plants. >> you're holding back, then. you're holding back on hiring, waiting to see how this thing plays itself out. presuming they don't go over the cliff, they come to some agreement, does that mean you would hire more workers? >> right now it's very frustrating that we don't have issues decided here. so, yes, we have plants that can be ramping up to supply in the defense industry. until we know with certainty what's going to happen with the cuts, we're not going to be hiring in those plants. >> we're going to bring in now howard dean, who i believe is joining us. thank you for joining us. i hope that you've also been listening to what dawn had to say. she's been basically saying it would hurt her company. it's already affecting her hiring decisions. it would hurt the defense industry as well. so why do you feel that goin
>> well, for us, we're a supplier not only to defense but also in the commercial markets, energy, and medical. it has already caused this uncertainty, roadw uncertainty, a reduction in the amount of work we're doing, and it's prevented us from hiring in some of our plants. >> you're holding back, then. you're holding back on hiring, waiting to see how this thing plays itself out. presuming they don't go over the cliff, they come to some agreement, does that mean you would hire more...
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we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher than a year ago. back to you guys. >> sharon, thank you. well, consumer reports out with a new report on ford's top hybrids and their big mileage claims. the results, let's just say, are not ideal for ford. phil lebeau joining us here. what is the news? >> essentially we're talking about the ford fusion hybrid and the ford c-max hybrid. both of those models claim, according to ford, they are believed to get 47 miles per hour. that's how ford advertises them. that's on the sticker eer on t windows. consumer reports brought them in, did the testing. according to consumer reports, the fusion and c-max hybrids do not get 47 miles per hour. the c-max gets 37 miles per gallon. those are dramatically lower than 47 miles per gallon. just for some point of reference, these are important vehicles for ford because as ford develops that hybri
we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher than a year ago. back to you guys. >> sharon, thank you. well, consumer reports out with a new report on ford's top hybrids and their big mileage claims. the results, let's just say, are not ideal for ford. phil lebeau joining us here. what is the news? >>...
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. >> we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, some from places where they want to kill us. so it's a bad deal. and now, we're given another chance. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, like 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive, it will reduce the deficit, reduce the pressure. let's do it wisely. >> and in just the last few minutes, the opec secretary said he doesn't see any threat from u.s. shale product, this after the uae minister has suggested a response from the oil ministers in vienna. gary ross, welcome. >> nice to be here. >> the shale revolution in the u.s., is it a game changer as much as we're hearing from jamie dimon, arcelormittal? do you think this is going to make the u.s. energy independent, almost? >> well, we think it is. it's huge. we've statemented about 11110 billion pounds of recovery oil from shale crude. u.s. product will be going up overall, about a milli
. >> we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, some from places where they want to kill us. so it's a bad deal. and now, we're given another chance. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, like 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive, it will reduce the deficit, reduce the pressure. let's do it wisely. >> and in just the last few minutes,...
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america's energy boom and prices at the pump. and the fastest internet speed out there, all that coming up. but first, your money is getting cheaper every day. here's why. the federal reserve is like a car with no steering wheel, has a gas pedal and brakes. to apply the gas to the economy, the fed lowers interest rates making it cheaper for companies and individuals to borrow money that they can then spend or invest, hopefully in ways that stimulate the economy. four years ago the fed lowered its rates to near zero, that puts the prime rate which is always 3 percentage points higher at about 3%. still, the economy didn't move at a good enough clip, so the fed turned to other options. the latest was what was come to known as qe-3 or the third installment of quantitative easing. that's just a fancy way of saying they're printing more money to get into the system, a lot more money, rather than just swapping existing money for bonds with major banks. today, the fed says it will pump even more money into the economy in 2013. >> the co
america's energy boom and prices at the pump. and the fastest internet speed out there, all that coming up. but first, your money is getting cheaper every day. here's why. the federal reserve is like a car with no steering wheel, has a gas pedal and brakes. to apply the gas to the economy, the fed lowers interest rates making it cheaper for companies and individuals to borrow money that they can then spend or invest, hopefully in ways that stimulate the economy. four years ago the fed lowered...
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. >> more energy than any mere mortal. when we come back, senator mark warner, democrat of virginia, part of our special day, the long focus on the fiscal cliff, rise above d.c., and the opening bell in just about four minutes. >>> the there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep number store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualize your sleep. perfectly comfortable pillows that adjust to your size and shape. temperature-balancing bedding. dual warmth comforters. all designed around the sleep number bed: a bed with dual-air technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. in the name of human individuality: the sleep number collection. discover how our sleep professionals can individualize your sleep experience. exclusively at one of our 400 sleep number stores nationwide. sleep number. comfor
. >> more energy than any mere mortal. when we come back, senator mark warner, democrat of virginia, part of our special day, the long focus on the fiscal cliff, rise above d.c., and the opening bell in just about four minutes. >>> the there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep number store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive...
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energy prices are much cheaper. your work force is more productive and less likely to go out on strike. stuart: wait, wait a minute. the work force in america is more productive and less likely to go on strike than china, is that right? >> in china you have one wild cat strike after another, and suicide. and they make the products for apple said 10,000 robots and in 2014 one million. wh you have robot production, that minimizes china's cheap labor. and in california where they have facilities with robots it's just as cheap orrer than a robot in shin sheng. you wait a minute how come you're so wrong, china hasn't collapsed. >> i said it would occur in a decade, but you see the problems there, the economy is stumping and the central government is eroding and china people are taking to the streets. so, the wheels are coming off china. >> you're going to be right eventually. >> soon. stuart: within the next two years? >> maybe sooner than that. stuart: very interesting, gor n gordonment thanks as always. it's 9:29 almos
energy prices are much cheaper. your work force is more productive and less likely to go out on strike. stuart: wait, wait a minute. the work force in america is more productive and less likely to go on strike than china, is that right? >> in china you have one wild cat strike after another, and suicide. and they make the products for apple said 10,000 robots and in 2014 one million. wh you have robot production, that minimizes china's cheap labor. and in california where they have...
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year over year ex-food and energy up 2.2%. the former up 1.5% is definitely a bit light 2.3% our last look. one could argue matches expectations. a little heavier than our last year over year look which was 2.1. you know if we look at the claims number it's 343,000. that is definitely a very big drop from an upperly advised 372,000. so you know, we're down 29,000 on initial claims. and we're getting back into a zone that we were kind of carving out before superstorm sandy. whether this number is back on track, and around all its distortions of holidays and storms and weather and whatnot, i can't say. but most people around me were shaking their head when they saw it. there's your litany of date to. there's still more to come. you got 170 handle on 10s. a 290 handle on 30s. and it seems like there's some major divergence going on between ten-year and boone which we haven't seen in awhile spread widening. back to you. >> so okay. we're going to -- i mean, you're -- you're pessimistic, too, about anything good happening. but we c
year over year ex-food and energy up 2.2%. the former up 1.5% is definitely a bit light 2.3% our last look. one could argue matches expectations. a little heavier than our last year over year look which was 2.1. you know if we look at the claims number it's 343,000. that is definitely a very big drop from an upperly advised 372,000. so you know, we're down 29,000 on initial claims. and we're getting back into a zone that we were kind of carving out before superstorm sandy. whether this number...
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late today canada okayed the buyout of nexen energy by chinese energy giant c-nooc. this is a $15.3 billion deal, representing another foreign expansion of a chinese energy company. canada's ministry of industry said c-nooc agreed to "free market principles." the buyout offer for nexen came in july. in today's regular session, nexen was heavily traded as they fell 6.6%. but after the canadian okay, they jumped more than 14.5% in extended hours trading, to almost $27 per share. u.s. and british regulators still have to approve the deal. two years ago google offered six billion to buy daily deal website group-on before it went public. group-on's market value is half that tonight and bloomberg reports there's take-over speculation. the stock jumped 23% today. volume more than doubled. some of the buying also could be from traders who sold short the stock to profit as it was falling. four of the top five most actively traded exchange traded products were higher. the lone hold-out was the nasdaq 100 tracking fund, which includes apple. the fund was down 0.06%. and that's
late today canada okayed the buyout of nexen energy by chinese energy giant c-nooc. this is a $15.3 billion deal, representing another foreign expansion of a chinese energy company. canada's ministry of industry said c-nooc agreed to "free market principles." the buyout offer for nexen came in july. in today's regular session, nexen was heavily traded as they fell 6.6%. but after the canadian okay, they jumped more than 14.5% in extended hours trading, to almost $27 per share. u.s....
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energy stocks okay. tech, materials a tough week to the downside, weighed down by apple which lost about $50 so far this week. financials were the big gainers. big comments this week about job layoffs but most of those big names were up again today. these stocks have turned around here. bank of america now well north of $10. home builders having a very rare down week. but up a little bit here today. i anticipate 30% increase in orders next week. kb home also to the up side. horton announces a dividend acceleration earlier today. finally noting here, courtney just mentioned apple and there you see apple down -- apple was $585 at the start of the week. that's $50 off of apple this week. >> the dow is higher today. we'll go up town in a moment to the nasdaq and seema. could you imagine what the dow would be doing this week if the apple were in it? the dow is a price weighted index. >> that's why it would not be in it. they'll have to do some kind of split of apple to put it in there. $600 -- >> can you imag
energy stocks okay. tech, materials a tough week to the downside, weighed down by apple which lost about $50 so far this week. financials were the big gainers. big comments this week about job layoffs but most of those big names were up again today. these stocks have turned around here. bank of america now well north of $10. home builders having a very rare down week. but up a little bit here today. i anticipate 30% increase in orders next week. kb home also to the up side. horton announces a...
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department of energy is putting 120 million into the battery research center. at a place called argon national lab outside chicago. the goal is to make better, cheaper batteries for electric cars. let's hope it works better than the investment in a one to two systems. $250 million. now it's in bankruptcy being auctioned off. the chinese company could buy it. don't forget the biggest dream best of all time. 35 million. your money down the tubes. waving frantically. >> the deal is they want to put this in chicago. this battery facility. staffed by a lot of aaademics. brown emanuel has been at the press conference. democratic senator. why not put it in detroit. when i put it in silicon valley where you had the sharpest guys. stuart: is in it there already? is in it there already? >> boosted by academics from mobile universities. i would say if you want to help out beleaguered detroit are really get it going than you do it also and silicon valley where the smart guys are more just rely on china. stuart: maybe you don't have the government do it at all. maybe. >> th
department of energy is putting 120 million into the battery research center. at a place called argon national lab outside chicago. the goal is to make better, cheaper batteries for electric cars. let's hope it works better than the investment in a one to two systems. $250 million. now it's in bankruptcy being auctioned off. the chinese company could buy it. don't forget the biggest dream best of all time. 35 million. your money down the tubes. waving frantically. >> the deal is they want...
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the energy companies, they must get one third of their energy from renewable sources? i guess that's hydro electric, wind and solar, you've got to get a third from those green energy sources from the year 2020, and that seems like an awful lot of power to come from the sun and wind and can you make it? >> i don't think so. because part of the dirty little secret behind all of this, stuart, is that mother nature has really interesting way of deciding when she's going to provide sun, when they're going to provide the wind and because of that, all of these major power plants are supposed to give these utilities the mandated 33% by 2020. also, have to have a companion fossil fuel plan that has the turbines ready, if a cloud bank moves over the mojave desert or over the mountains they don't interrupt the power grid. when the green energy demand increases so does the demand for fossil fuel. what happens if they can't meet the mandate and get renewables by 2020? >> i think they're doubling down on top of this. jerry brown was quoted with fanaticism. there will be screwups, an
the energy companies, they must get one third of their energy from renewable sources? i guess that's hydro electric, wind and solar, you've got to get a third from those green energy sources from the year 2020, and that seems like an awful lot of power to come from the sun and wind and can you make it? >> i don't think so. because part of the dirty little secret behind all of this, stuart, is that mother nature has really interesting way of deciding when she's going to provide sun, when...
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clean energy's. >> solyndra. the tip of the a's spurred. dozens of companies go bad. the story behind the story. campaign contributs contributors, interest free loans from the government, distorting capital, it means resources are being used less productively and workers get lower wages and it adds up to the bad situation. john: president bush says it to oklahoma you take care of things it is good for the economy. >> collor you create a housing bubble. those people were the ones that had to walk out onto the plank then we all fall into the shark infested waters 87 tax credits. >> sounds great. but from the tax code in 1913 only 14 pages we have warped into the 702000 page monster. more than 1,000 different forms to download. nobody understands. h&r block loves it but it is a news around the neck of the american economy. every page has something in it that sounds good but look what it adds up to 27 spending. the welfare state. people say take care of people. unintended consequence? >> you heard those most vulnerable. the welfare state is like flypaper. there are shocki
clean energy's. >> solyndra. the tip of the a's spurred. dozens of companies go bad. the story behind the story. campaign contributs contributors, interest free loans from the government, distorting capital, it means resources are being used less productively and workers get lower wages and it adds up to the bad situation. john: president bush says it to oklahoma you take care of things it is good for the economy. >> collor you create a housing bubble. those people were the ones...
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clean energy's. >> solyndra. the tip of the a's spurred. dozens of companies go bad. the story behind the story. campaign contributors contributors, interest free loans from the government, distorting capital, it means resources are being used less productively and workers get lower wages and it adds up to the bad situation. john: president bush says it to oklahoma you take care of things it is good for the economy. >> collor you create a housing bubble. those people were the ones that had to walk out onto the plank then we all fall into the shark infested waters 87 tax credits. >> sounds great. but from the tax code in 1913 only 14 pages we have warped into the 702000 page monster. more than 1,000 different forms to download. nobody understands. h&r block loves it but it is a news around the neck of the american economy. every page has something in it that sounds good but look what it adds up to 27 spending. the welfare state. people say take care of people. unintended consequence? >> you heard those most vulnerable. the welfare state is like flypaper. there are shoc
clean energy's. >> solyndra. the tip of the a's spurred. dozens of companies go bad. the story behind the story. campaign contributors contributors, interest free loans from the government, distorting capital, it means resources are being used less productively and workers get lower wages and it adds up to the bad situation. john: president bush says it to oklahoma you take care of things it is good for the economy. >> collor you create a housing bubble. those people were the ones...
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so take 5-hour® energy. just open it up, knock it back and roll up your sleeves. 5-hour energy® is faster and easier than coffee... man, does it work! you'll get that alert, energized feeling you need to get stuff done... a lot of stuff. wow! look at you go. >>> if you believe the housing recovery is here to stay, take a look at lumber liquidators, ll for you home gamers. we're big fans of housing related here on "mad money." it's a major retailer of hardwood floors. the kind of thing you buy to spruce up your home or build a new one. lumber liquidators has been on a huge run, about 200% since the beginning of the year, but pulling back over the last month, now about six points off of its high, in part because you have to believe people are ringing the register ahead of the fiscal cliff so they can pay a lower capital gains rate. there's another reason, though, back at the end of october, the company reported a fabulous quarter, with earnings coming in at 46 cents a share, 12-cent beat, same store sales up
so take 5-hour® energy. just open it up, knock it back and roll up your sleeves. 5-hour energy® is faster and easier than coffee... man, does it work! you'll get that alert, energized feeling you need to get stuff done... a lot of stuff. wow! look at you go. >>> if you believe the housing recovery is here to stay, take a look at lumber liquidators, ll for you home gamers. we're big fans of housing related here on "mad money." it's a major retailer of hardwood floors. the...
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freeport mcmoran, $9 million deal to diversify into energy, the world's largest copper producer, still a lot of interest in copper. they say their opinion on copper has not changed. retail investors looking to buy copper, buy gold as well. of course freeport is one of the world's largest producers of gold. they're doing it through the exchange traded products. the jjc for copper and gld for gold. copper prices nearly coming in to where gold prices are the last month or so as gold prices and gold holdings are at record levels. back to you. >> thank you very much, sharon. >>> let's get the trading action here. bob pisani is back with me. we were up 131 points. some news flashes out of washington about possible sequestration spending cuts from the omb. basically took the market off ifts best levels. held hostage again. >> we've got to get some action. if we don't see action we'll threaten sequestration. we did move up earlier in the day. there were very vague rumors that some republicans might be willing to break ranks and accept taxes for the wealthy, higher taxes for the wealthy. that o
freeport mcmoran, $9 million deal to diversify into energy, the world's largest copper producer, still a lot of interest in copper. they say their opinion on copper has not changed. retail investors looking to buy copper, buy gold as well. of course freeport is one of the world's largest producers of gold. they're doing it through the exchange traded products. the jjc for copper and gld for gold. copper prices nearly coming in to where gold prices are the last month or so as gold prices and...
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the main energy will pass to the north so we are not expecting any action from that. the computer model does show it getting close to chicago. it is possible there will be a dusting and some areas. a club or two around of monday and tuesday. we are looking at cloudy skies sprinkles that may mix with a few flurries. cloudy skies and flurries or drizzle and afternoon showers can pop up as well. sunday night may be an early sprinkel low temperature 41 degrees. on monday called air pushes a in. it will be chilly out there. the cold air is hanging around right through to state but by wednesday be have a shot at 40 degrees for the high. by friday we can make it up to 50 in advance of another storm that will bring iran into the area. a chance of producing snow, one week from tomorrow. >> you will get warm temperatures coming and and a front behind it. >> and that the non conference test for northwest and as they tried to drive past the butler. >> hopes to make ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply re
the main energy will pass to the north so we are not expecting any action from that. the computer model does show it getting close to chicago. it is possible there will be a dusting and some areas. a club or two around of monday and tuesday. we are looking at cloudy skies sprinkles that may mix with a few flurries. cloudy skies and flurries or drizzle and afternoon showers can pop up as well. sunday night may be an early sprinkel low temperature 41 degrees. on monday called air pushes a in. it...
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>> caller: what is your feeling on first energy. >> first energy has been going down along with the rest of the utilities. you take your first -- don't buy it until it gets to $6. >> i'm going to new york and marc. >> caller: i just know what i should do with mellonox. >> i want to sell the stock. let's go to lewis in florida. >> caller: jim, boo-yah. i'm interested in northern tier energy. nti. >> i don't trust that yield. i don't trust that yield. let's do more work, the-year-old is gigantic. i think it will end up being a red flag, it's a challenge flag and i think it's going to be a good challenge. let's go to tom in wisconsin. tom? >> caller: hey, jim, i'm calling from a nursing home. i want to ask you about a company rvc, regal bullet corporation. >> listen to me, partner, first of all thank you for calling in. that is a great industrial company, it's done nothing for a long time. i want you to stick with it. it's got a good yield, it's a very well run company, i have liked it for 35 years. keep it. let's go to jason in virginia. >> caller: i need some help, the stock emed, they re
>> caller: what is your feeling on first energy. >> first energy has been going down along with the rest of the utilities. you take your first -- don't buy it until it gets to $6. >> i'm going to new york and marc. >> caller: i just know what i should do with mellonox. >> i want to sell the stock. let's go to lewis in florida. >> caller: jim, boo-yah. i'm interested in northern tier energy. nti. >> i don't trust that yield. i don't trust that yield....
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for an energy rich country, it pays the same as those in japan. liz: what would be the effect if this actually happened, if we started exporting if prices started to go up? >> at the end of the day the company will be fine. let the price of gas reaches the price of oil, then the investment that are on the books, $90 billion of other people's investment will disappear. that would be a tragedy in terms of job creation for this country. i don't think we should let that happen. liz: you cannot please all the people all the time, andrew. m exporting this research help the u.s. economy and help your customers in a better position to buy more of what you make? >> i would say to you, that is not a dow chemical conversation. that is a conversation for the country. if that does not get the right structure in this country, we will go to countries where we can and we do. liz: if they got approval, would you pull that texas investment. >> we can see exports coming out of this country off to a certain amount without affecting the price. one terminal does not cr
for an energy rich country, it pays the same as those in japan. liz: what would be the effect if this actually happened, if we started exporting if prices started to go up? >> at the end of the day the company will be fine. let the price of gas reaches the price of oil, then the investment that are on the books, $90 billion of other people's investment will disappear. that would be a tragedy in terms of job creation for this country. i don't think we should let that happen. liz: you...
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meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the 1%, or the need to fulfill the anti-tax pledge of allegiance many of our congressmen made to my college chum grover norquist. i thought bill gates and chief justice roberts were powerful. he makes the other guys look like crash dummies. we're on the cusp of an economic boom in this country. but we have politicians that would rather create a recession, a mandated economic collapse, let's create a bear market versus rising above. and guess what? these enemies of wealth and job creation may get their way and win. yes, to borrow a phrase from my own rant last time we were on the brink of a washington-inspired financi
meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the 1%, or the need to fulfill...
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commissioned by the department of energy that gave its blessing to the idea of exporting the fuel via liquefied natural gas terminals, it's a positive for the natural gas stocks. maybe the biggest beneficiary and you might not have thought of it, dominion resources, letter "d." it's a major utility for providing electricity to customers in west virginia, pennsylvania, and north carolina. the company used to have an oil and gas business but sold that off years ago at the top. dominion now is a gas ticker as they hope to build an export facility in maryland and it seems more likely this project will be approved in the wake of yesterday's pro nat gas report. the company has a history of raising the dividend to boot. and because it's a utility, you don't have to worry about the impact on the fiscal cliff because utilities are as consistent as it gets while we know business itself is very skittish from the cliff and this company has a lot of business clients. the chairman, president, and ceo of dominion resources to hear more about where a company's headed. welcome back to "mad money." >>
commissioned by the department of energy that gave its blessing to the idea of exporting the fuel via liquefied natural gas terminals, it's a positive for the natural gas stocks. maybe the biggest beneficiary and you might not have thought of it, dominion resources, letter "d." it's a major utility for providing electricity to customers in west virginia, pennsylvania, and north carolina. the company used to have an oil and gas business but sold that off years ago at the top. dominion...
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the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was right to ink the two deals. dica. chicago. >> tom: daniel rohr is a metals and mining analyst from morningstar and joins us from chicago. dan, how unique of a deal is this in the u.s. to have mining and energy drilling all in the same company? >> it is very unusual, forthe p. decades, ago, however, we had seen a lot of the oil majors, folks like amco, with exposure to mining as well. this is an animal we haven't seen in quite sometime in the u.s. >> tom: what drove the deal for freport, why did it want to go outside its expertise mining, that was two generations of leaders ago. why now? >> yeah. i'm still struggling with the underlying strategic rationale for this deal. judging by the stock market, i can't see a clear rationale as far as why they did this. what management has said is they
the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was right to ink the two deals. dica. chicago. >> tom: daniel rohr is a metals and mining analyst from morningstar and joins us from chicago. dan, how unique of a deal is this in the u.s. to have mining...
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it actually does count energy costs and things like that. however, there is a big discussion among a lot of the advocacy groups who do not to think it truly reflects the cost increase that singers have to pay period i. when the government of the calculation, they take a large basket of items every month and a measure how much prices change. energy, housing, education, transportation, all kinds of things, health care. and there is concern that health care may be is not as big a part of that calculation as it should be, especially for older americans, because older americans may not spend much on education or spend as much on daily transportation, but they probably spend more money on health care each year that other folks do. health-care costs have traditionally gone up higher than inflation every year. so there's some concern it does not truly reflect their cost of living increase each year. host: we're talking about how social security factors into the fiscal cliff. c-span has part of our website set up specifically for the fiscal cliff. we
it actually does count energy costs and things like that. however, there is a big discussion among a lot of the advocacy groups who do not to think it truly reflects the cost increase that singers have to pay period i. when the government of the calculation, they take a large basket of items every month and a measure how much prices change. energy, housing, education, transportation, all kinds of things, health care. and there is concern that health care may be is not as big a part of that...